Welcome

Welcome to the POZ/AIDSmeds Community Forums, a round-the-clock discussion area for people with HIV/AIDS, their friends/family/caregivers, and
others concerned about HIV/AIDS. Click on the links below to browse our various forums; scroll down for a glance at the most recent posts; or join in the
conversation yourself by registering on the left side of this page.

Privacy Warning: Please realize that these forums are open to all, and are fully searchable via Google and other search engines. If you are HIV positive
and disclose this in our forums, then it is almost the same thing as telling the whole world (or at least the World Wide Web). If this concerns you, then do not use a
username or avatar that are self-identifying in any way. We do not allow the deletion of anything you post in these forums, so think before you post.

The information shared in these forums, by moderators and members, is designed to complement, not replace, the relationship between an individual and his/her own
physician.

All members of these forums are, by default, not considered to be licensed medical providers. If otherwise, users must clearly define themselves as such.

Forums members must behave at all times with respect and honesty. Posting guidelines, including time-out and banning policies, have been established by the moderators
of these forums. Click here for “Am I Infected?” posting guidelines. Click here for posting guidelines pertaining to all other POZ/AIDSmeds community forums.

We ask all forums members to provide references for health/medical/scientific information they provide, when it is not a personal experience being discussed. Please
provide hyperlinks with full URLs or full citations of published works not available via the Internet. Additionally, all forums members must post information which are
true and correct to their knowledge.

Jack, I just googled it and it does sound rather interesting as it dissolves fat and you just piss it out as opposed to getting liposuction. However it also sounds like it's for "Britney Spears" types who simply want that very last bit of abdominal fat gone, the one they can't get rid of even with intense abdominal exercise. I'm not sure how valuable it would be for more intense fat associated with HIV type subcutaneous lipo.

Yeah, I read that bit about autoimmune but its hard to find any drug without that warning. None of the drs I know are using this so it looks like I will have to go through the front door and whole interview bullshit rather than just walking in and getting the shots. a real pain. The only places here in Houston that I found doing the treatment are the real commercial places. You know the ones that have the gazillion dollar offices and everyone there has had a boob job or some type of facial work,and the Dr. is wearing a 2,000 suit. Most of these Docs have the same hairdos that right wing religious wackos sport on TV. Everyone is so sleazy looking. They always put you in some unbelievably over decorated consultation room with a beautiful babe with huge fake tits. Its always fun watching peoples(that you dont know and dont give a shit about)expressions when you tell them you have HIV.

it was the "or infections of any kind." bit that I was really referring to...

as for plastic surgeons, I was surprised by the amount of men (with no visible problems) that I found in the waiting room on my first appointment for sculptra/newfill. Not many pectorally enhanced babes around either. As for my surgeon, well, he could improve his haircut no doubt.... and he does have a Chopard "mille miglia" watch, but I wouldn't hold it against him...

I actually went in to one of these Lipo-Dissolve clinics to find out about it. They do NOT treat HIV+ patients for lipodistrophy for the above stated reasons about compromised immune systems for one, but also for this reason. The fat caused by lipodistrophy is mostly fat around your internal organs underneath the muscle. It isn't fat between the skin and the muscles which can be reached by subcutaneous injections. Also, whatever it is that they inject, even if they could inject past the muscles, is harmful to your internal organs and can't be used for that reason as well. Basically, we're all SOL in the Lipo-Dissolve arena